House & Home - Best States for Beekeeping

 

Where can the location of your colony sweeten or sour your beekeeping journey? To celebrate the end of this year’s honey harvest, Lawn Love ranked 2024's Best States for Beekeeping.

How does Minnesota stack up in some key metrics (1st = Best)? Honey Producing Colonies (thousands) - 7th Average Quarterly Colony Loss - 10th Number of Apiculture Classes - 15th Pollinator-friendly policies - 1st

To come up with our ranking, we compared 39 of the 50 states with available data based on 4 categories. More specifically, we looked at rates of honey production, annual and quarterly colony loss, and apiculture establishments, among 29 total metrics. Read the full story here: https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-states-for-beekeeping/  Other helpful links: Methodology Want to help save the bees? Skip the honey-do list and hire a local Lawn Love pro to help turn your backyard into a bee-autiful paradise. More from Lawn Love: How to Attract Bees to Your Garden 17 of the Best Plants to Attract Bees to Your Garden 9 Reasons Why a Clover Lawn is Better Than a Grass Lawn Safety First: 2024’s Safest States for Outdoor Workers Creeping In: 2024’s States Most At Risk for Invasive Plant Species Why Pollinators are Important for Your Garden